Bad Teacher

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 24, 2014
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 22
  3. Negative: 6 out of 22
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Critic Reviews

  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Apr 24, 2014
    60
    There’s warmth and some humor here. It’s also been tweaked so that, unlike the movie, it isn’t only for teens. But Bad Teacher has a tough test ahead.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    Apr 23, 2014
    60
    As is so often the case, the premiere episode tries too hard and isn’t as funny as it could be. The writing loosens up later on, and has some charm.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Apr 23, 2014
    60
    Adapted by Hilary Winston from the movie, the show quickly falls into a predictable pattern.... Still, taken on its own terms, the series is pretty amusing.
  5. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Apr 23, 2014
    58
    On the whole, Bad Teacher is a pleasant, unremarkable adaptation of a middling Cameron Diaz vehicle that, in the translation from standalone film to series television (and, specifically, to CBS), loses whatever teeth the movie had.
  6. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Apr 24, 2014
    50
    Bad Teacher is like a comedy club on a Sunday morning. No fun.
  7. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Apr 22, 2014
    50
    It’s not about a “bad” teacher, just a slightly irreverent one.
  8. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Lori Rackl
    Apr 21, 2014
    50
    It’s decent material to mine for laughs in a two-hour movie, but it wears thin on a weekly basis despite solid performances by the rest of the cast.
  9. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Apr 21, 2014
    50
    The show has its funny moments, and the cast is pretty good, especially the younger actors.
  10. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Sarah Rodman
    Apr 24, 2014
    40
    Perhaps “Mediocre Teacher” would be a better title for this so-so comedy about trophy wife Meredith Davis (Ari Graynor), who suddenly finds herself replaced by a shinier trophy.
  11. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Apr 23, 2014
    40
    Bad Teacher relies on a one-joke premise that's funny enough in the premiere but seems like it will wear poorly over time.

Awards & Rankings

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#100 Most Discussed TV Season of 2014

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User Score
4.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 32
  3. Negative: 16 out of 32
  1. pyromomma
    Apr 25, 2014
    1
    Wretched acting, no plot, and not funny. Might be funny for the 9-year-old boy crowd but the juvenile humor is below even that loftyWretched acting, no plot, and not funny. Might be funny for the 9-year-old boy crowd but the juvenile humor is below even that lofty audience. Not worth the electrons needed to keep the screen lit.… Full Review »
  2. nautico
    Apr 25, 2014
    1
    This series should have been entitled "Bad Show," and the pilot portends no improvement. I didn't note a single redeeming feature. The premiseThis series should have been entitled "Bad Show," and the pilot portends no improvement. I didn't note a single redeeming feature. The premise and the script are abysmally juvenile, the cast unremarkable. I see no season 2 in its future.… Full Review »
  3. ana_melinte90
    Apr 25, 2014
    10
    Really awesome show!! Kept me laughing all the episode. In my opinion it is one of the best comedy series of the year. Can't wait to see more of it!!!
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